God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness.

1aSing° for joy° to God° our bstrength°; Shout°cjoyfully° to the dGod° of Jacob°.
2 Raise° a song°, strike°athe timbrel°, The sweet° sounding°blyre° with the charp°.
3 Blow° the trumpet° at the anew° moon°, At the full° moon°, on our bfeast° day°.
4 For it is a statute° for Israel°, An ordinance° of the God° of Jacob°.
5 He established° it for a testimony° in Joseph° When he Iawent° throughout° the land° of Egypt°. I heard° a blanguage° that I did not know°:

6 ¶ “I Iarelieved° his shoulder° of the burden°, His hands° were freed° from the IIbasket°.
7 “You acalled° in trouble° and I rescued° you; I banswered° you in the hiding° place° of thunder°; I proved° you at the cwaters° of Meribah°.ISelah°.
8 “aHear°, O My people°, and I will Iadmonish° you; O Israel°, if° you bwould listen° to Me!
9 “Let there be no°astrange° god° among you; Nor° shall you worship° any foreign° god°.
10 “aI, the LORD°, am your God°, Who brought° you up from the land° of Egypt°;bOpen° your mouth° wide° and I will cfill° it.

11 ¶ “But My people°adid not listen° to My voice°, And Israel° did not Iobey° Me.
12 “So I agave°Ithem over° to the stubbornness° of their heart°, To walk° in their own devices°.
13 “Oh° that My people°awould listen° to Me, That Israel° would bwalk° in My ways°!
14 “I would quickly°asubdue° their enemies° And bturn° My hand° against° their adversaries°.
15 “aThose who hate° the LORD° would bpretend° obedience° to Him, And their time° [of punishment] would be forever°.
16 “IBut I would feed° you with the IIafinest° of the wheat°, And with bhoney° from the rock° I would satisfy° you.”

An exhortation to a solemn praising of God.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºª upon² Gittith,º [A Psalm] of Asaph.]]º Sing aloudºª unto Godº our strength:º make a joyful noiseºª unto the Godº of Jacob.º2 Takeºª a psalm,º and bringºª hither the timbrel,º the pleasantº harpº with² the psaltery.º3 Blow upºª the trumpetº in the new moon,º in the time appointed,º on our solemn feastº day.º

God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits.

4 For² this² [was] a statuteº for Israel,º [and] a lawº of the Godº of Jacob.º5 This he ordainedºª in Josephº [for] a testimony,º when he went outºª through² the landº of Egypt:º [where] I heardºª a languageº [that] I understoodºª not.²6 I removedºª his shoulderº from the burden:º² his handsº were deliveredºª from the pots.º²7 Thou calledstºª in trouble,º and I deliveredºª thee; I answeredºª thee in the secret placeº of thunder:º I provedºª thee at² the watersº of Meribah.º Selah.º

God, exhorting to obedience, complaineth of their disobedience, which proveth their own hurt.

8 Hear,ºª O my people,º and I will testifyºª unto thee: O Israel,º if² thou wilt hearkenºª unto me; 9 There shall no² strangeºª godº be² in thee; neither² shalt thou worshipºª any strangeº god.º10 I² [am] the LORDº thy God,º which broughtºª thee out of the landº² of Egypt:º open thy mouthº wide,ºª and I will fillºª it. 11 But my peopleº would not² hearkenºª to my voice;º and Israelº wouldºª none² of me. 12 So I gave them upºª unto their own hearts'º lust:º [and] they walked¹ª² in their own counsels.º13 Oh¹ that² my peopleº had hearkenedºª unto me, [and] Israelº had walkedºª in my ways!º14 I should soonº have subduedºª their enemies,ºª and turnedºª my handº against² their adversaries.º15 The hatersºª of the LORDº should have submittedºª themselves unto him: but their timeº should have endured² for ever.º16 He should have fedºª them also with the finestº² of the wheat:º and with honeyº out of the rockº² should I have satisfiedºª thee.